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West Midlands
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The '''West Midlands''' is an area of central
England. It has several specific meanings.
West Midlands region
:''Main article
West Midlands (region)''
The name 'West Midlands' is used in reference to the western half of the
Midlands as opposed to the
East Midlands. The area has official recognition as one of the
regions of England.
The core area of the West Midlands region consists of the counties of:
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Herefordshire
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Shropshire
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Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
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West Midlands (county) West Midlands county
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Worcestershire
Informally the West Midlands is sometimes taken as including
Cheshire to the north, and
Gloucestershire to the south. But these do not form part of the official region.
West Midlands county
:''Main article
West Midlands (county)''
Confusingly the name of 'West Midlands' is also used in reference to the
metropolitan county of
West Midlands (county) West Midlands.
The county covers a much smaller area than the region, and includes the cities of
Birmingham,
Coventry and
Wolverhampton, and also
Solihull and the towns of the
Black Country.
The West Midlands county was created in
1974 by the
Local Government Act 1972. In
1986 its
West Midlands County Council county council was abolished by the government of
Margaret Thatcher. However the county still exists as a legal entity, and is still used by some organisations such as the
West Midlands Police and
West Midlands Fire Service.
West Midlands conurbation
:''Main article
West Midlands conurbation''
The West Midlands conurbation, (officially the ''West Midlands Urban Area'') is the name of the large
conurbation at the heart of the region, containing the cities of
Birmingham and
Wolverhampton,
Solihull and the area known as the
Black Country, including small parts of
Staffordshire,
Warwickshire and
Worcestershire.
Other meanings
*The
West Midlands (European Parliament constituency) West Midlands constituency of the
European Parliament.
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|align=center| '''
Districts of England Districts of the
West Midlands (region) West Midlands''' ||
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Birmingham |
Bridgnorth (district) Bridgnorth |
Bromsgrove (district) Bromsgrove |
Cannock Chase (district) Cannock Chase |
Coventry |
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Dudley |
East Staffordshire |
Herefordshire |
Lichfield (district) Lichfield |
Malvern Hills (district) Malvern Hills |
Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough) Newcastle-under-Lyme |
North Shropshire |
North Warwickshire |
Nuneaton and Bedworth |
Oswestry (borough) Oswestry |
Redditch |
Rugby (borough) Rugby |
Sandwell |
Shrewsbury and Atcham |
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull Solihull |
South Shropshire |
South Staffordshire |
Stafford (borough) Stafford |
Staffordshire Moorlands |
Stoke-on-Trent |
Stratford-on-Avon (district) Stratford-on-Avon |
Tamworth |
Telford and Wrekin |
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Walsall |
Warwick (district) Warwick |
Wolverhampton |
Worcester, England Worcester |
Wychavon |
Wyre Forest
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''Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (county) West Midlands, Worcestershire''
|}
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The West Midlands (county) West Midlands is a metropolitan county in England. It contains several urban centres, the largest of which is Birmingham, England Birmingham. Many of the articles are categorised under Birmingham.
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Category:Counties of England
Category:Metropolitan areas of England
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